L'Or du golfe (lit. "Gold of the Gulf") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Ian Jaquier and released in 2015.Suzanne Dansereau, "Le film L'or du golfe s'attaque à l'industrie naissante du pétrole au Québec". Les Affaires, May 9, 2015. The film follows musician Kevin Parent as he lobbies against petroleum exploration in the Gaspé Peninsula and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.Suzanne Dansereau, "Quebec artists versus the oilpatch; Manifesto calls for ban on development". National Post, April 18, 2015.
The film premiered in February 2015 at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois,"Les films de Micheline Lanctôt et d'Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette en première aux Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois". Ici Radio-Canada, February 4, 2015. before going into limited commercial release and being broadcast by Télévision de Radio-Canada in June.Alexandre Shields, "L'or noir à tout prix!". Le Devoir, June 6, 2015.
The film was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016.Maxime Demers, "La passion d’Augustine triomphe". Le Journal de Montréal, March 20, 2016.
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